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| Birthing egg A chamber for in vitro fertilization (IVF), combining the DNA of two people to produce a child, without all the usual bother. (From Nanotime [1987] by Bart Kosko) |
| Superacid Smart acids that could be created to ignore particular compounds and dissolve others. (From Nanotime [1987] by Bart Kosko) |
| Smart Lanes Roadways that monitored, directed and controlled traffic. (From Nanotime [1987] by Bart Kosko) |
| Chiphead A person whose organic brain has been effectively superseded by a firmware (integrated circuit or more advanced technology) device. (From Nanotime [1987] by Bart Kosko) |
| Raisin A small device like a hearing aid that fits inside the external part of the ear; combines an intelligent agent and wireless access to the network. (From Nanotime [1987] by Bart Kosko) |
| Wrist Command A wearable communications device; the logical endpoint of mobile computing. (From Tides of Light [1989] by Gregory Benford) |
| Micromind A computer helper. (From Tides of Light [1989] by Gregory Benford) |
| Moddy A plug-in personality module; a firmware device that gives the user the personality desired - ROM to your brain's RAM. (From When Gravity Fails [1987] by George Alec Effinger) |
| Microsoft A small piece of firmware inserted into the brain that provides data on a particular subject, or special features, for the user. (From Neuromancer [1984] by William Gibson) |
| Ice Dart A variation on an old locked door mystery idea. (From Nanotime [1987] by Bart Kosko) |
| Padloid A tawdry news publication on a PDA, or notepad, device. (From Steel Beach [1992] by John Varley) |
| Chirpsithra Supercomputer An alien race thoughtfully provides mankind with blueprints for the most intelligent computer ever made. (From The Schumann Computer [1979] by Larry Niven) |
| Sparkers A device used to deliver small amounts of electric current to chirpsithra, who use it for the same reason humans use alcohol. (From The Schumann Computer [1979] by Larry Niven) |
| Hoverlimo A hovercraft for hire, with servility built in. (From Steel Beach [1992] by John Varley) |
| Direct Interface A form of computer interface that inputs text into a computer by thinking. (From Steel Beach [1992] by John Varley) |
| Flexitime A work system that actually tells you when you've put in your time. (From Master of Space and Time [1984] by Rudy Rucker) |
| Planck Juice A continuous pre-quark force-medium with no distinguishing characteristics (it's mostly gluons) (From Master of Space and Time [1984] by Rudy Rucker) |
| Handwriter A text input device implanted in your skin. (From Steel Beach [1992] by John Varley) |
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